The Avengers Assemble to take on one of the most boring characters in the history of fiction, Loki, in a film written and directed by Joss Whedon, famous for being almost a fan of comic books as he is a fan of harassing and hurting women.

This horror film features a lot of people staring into the camera and smiling as bright lights flash across their faces. Vanity Fair and Vulture loved it, naturally.

This dumb film about some loser who followed an octopus for a year won Best Documentary Feature Film over “Collective”, one of the best films about journalism of all time.

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This adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name, with a screenplay written by director Greta Gerwig (“Ladybird”, “Barbie”), was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

This adaptation of Claire Keegan’s short story “Foster”, the feature film debut of writer and director Colm Bairéad, became the highest-grossing Irish-language film shortly after its release and was nominated for Best International Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.

This German indie film, which follows the titular character (Franka Potente of the first two Bourne films) as she attempts to gather 100,000 Deutschmarks in under twenty minutes to help her boyfriend (Moritz Bleibtreu of 2008’s “Speed Racer”), grossed twenty times its budget, competed for the Golden Lion, and was played practically every day on IFC in 1999.

One trailer begins with “From writer Sylvester Stallone…”, which shouldn’t be a dim omen (he also wrote “Rocky”) but feels like one regardless.

This sequel to a dumb movie made for dummies rotted my brain.

This psychological horror film, written and directed by Demián Rugna, is a popular pick for the best horror film of 2023.

The directorial debut of The Coup’s lead vocalist, Boots Riley (who also wrote the film), stars LaKeith Stanfield (“Short Term 12”, “Get Out”), Tessa Thompson (“Annihilation”, “Passing”), and Armie Hammer (cannibalism).

This Ugandan action-comedy was written and directed by Nabwana I.G.G. and is generally considered among the more accessible examples of “so bad, it’s good” cinema.

This elevated piece of fan fiction features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Wiliiams, Anthony Daniels, and James Arnold Tyler (Tidus in “Final Fantasy X”) as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

This adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name, written and directed by Frank Darabont, was a commercial success but received mixed reviews from critics on its release. Retrospective reviews have been kind to the film, especially as more have been able to experience the “director’s cut”, which is a dressed-up way of referring to this black and white version.

In this Christmas-themed thing you put on in the background of a party because somebody “wants to watch a movie” and no one can decide on anything else, a baker played by Vanessa Hudgens (“High School Musical”, “Beastly”) switches places with a duchess played by Vanessa Hudgens (“Spring Breakers”, “Tick, Tick…Boom!”) because love or some crap.

Directed and co-written by Emma Seligman alongside lead actress Rachel Sennott (who had starrred in Seligman’s debut feature, “Shiva Baby”), “Bottoms” is a satirical comedy that follows two lesbian teenagers who set up a fight club to enhance their dating lives.

The first film adaptation of the beloved MTV cartoon was a surprise critical and commercial success, becoming the second-highest grossing animated film of 1996 (after “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”) and earning two thumbs up from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

The final film in the “To All the Boys” film trilogy, an adaptation of Jenny Han’s 2017 novel “Always and Forever, Lara Jean”, finds our protagonist at a crucial junction in her life.

The second film in the “To All the Boys” trilogy marks the directorial debut of Michael Fimognari, an experienced cinematographer who would also direct several episodes of “The Fall of the House of Usher”.

Lana Condor stars in this Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han’s young adult novel of the same name.